''This Day in North American Indian History'' is a reference work on the history of the indigenous peoples of North America, organized by calendar date. The author is Phil Konstantin, a member of the

Cherokee Nation The Cherokee Nation (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ ''Tsalagihi Ayeli'' or ᏣᎳᎩᏰᎵ ''Tsalagiyehli''), also known as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States. It ...

. The book was published in 2002 by

Da Capo Press Da Capo Press is an American publishing company with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts. It is now an imprint of Hachette Books. History Founded in 1964 as a publisher of music books, as a division of Plenum Publishers, it had additional of ...

For each calendar date, the book lists historical events occurring on that date. For January 1, for example, the book has 14 entries ranging from 1756 to 1975. Those include the

Ghost Dance The Ghost Dance ( Caddo: Nanissáanah, also called the Ghost Dance of 1890) was a ceremony incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems. According to the teachings of the Northern Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka (renamed Jack Wilso ...

vision experienced by Wovoka during the

solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 A total solar eclipse occurred on January 1, 1889. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's ...

and the seizure of the Alexian Brothers' Novitiate by Menominee Indians in 1975. The book has an appendix on tribal names and calendars as well as an extensive bibliography and index.

Author

Konstantin has Cherokee ancestry through his maternal grandfather and is a member of the

. He began working on the book in 1986.

Reception

The book was positively received. Reviewers praised the neutral and concise style and the ease of browsing.

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{{reflist History of indigenous peoples of North America Da Capo Press books

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